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Brewer's: Century White
John White, the Nonconformist lawyer. So called from his chief publication, The First Century of Scandalous, Malignant Priests, made and admitted into Benefices by the Prelates, etc. (…Brewer's: Black...White
To swear black is white. To persist in an obvious untruth. The French locution, Si vous lui dites blanc, il répondra noir, means, He will contradict what you say point blank. Source:…Brewer's: White Bird
(The ). Conscience, or the soul of man. The Mahometans have preserved the old Roman idea in the doctrine that the souls of the just lie under the…Brewer's: White Caps
A rebellious party of zealous Mahometans, put down by Kienlong the Chinese emperor, in 1758. So called from their head-dress. White Caps…Brewer's: White-coat
(A ). An Austrian soldier. So called because he wears a white coat. Similarly, an English soldier is called a red-coat. In old Rome, ad saga ire meant…Brewer's: White Cockade
The badge worn by the followers of Charles Edward, the Pretender. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894White CompanyWhite-…Brewer's: White Company
(The). “Le Blanche Compagnie. ” A band of French cutthroats organised by Bertrand du Guesclin and led against Pedro the Cruel. “Se faisoient…Brewer's: White Czar
(The ). Strictly speaking means the Czar of Muscovy; the King of Muscovy was called the White King from the white robes which he wore. The King of…Brewer's: White Elephant
King of the White Elephant. The proudest title borne by the kings of Ava and Siam. In Ava the white elephant bears the title of “lord,” and has a…Brewer's: White in the Eye
It is said that the devil has no white in his eyes, and hence the French locution, “Celui qui n`a point de blanc en l'oeil. ” “Do you see any white in…Trending
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